Set is Subset of Pre-Image of Image

Set is Subset of Pre-Image of Image

For \(f : X \to Y\) and \(A \subseteq X\)

\[ A \subseteq f^{-1}(f(A))\]

and in particular

\[ A = f^{-1}(f(A)) \quad \forall A \subseteq X \iff f \ \text{is injective}\]